Zambia News News Zambia » Health: US health funding offer to Zambia: less money, more demands
A stalled US funding offer to Zambia made public this week reveals demands by Washington for access to minerals and data as funding is slashed, in terms criticised as exploitative. President Donald ...
News Zambia » Health: US to give Zambia $1.5B in new health sector grant for next five years
Zambia on Monday announced it will receive a new $1.5 billion, five-year health-sector grant from the US, with the two countries set to sign a financing agreement next month. Health Minister Elijah ...
News Zambia » Health: Improving Allocation And Management Of The Health Workforce In Zambia
Building a health workforce in low-income countries requires a focused investment of time and resources, and ministries of health need tools to create staffing plans and prioritize spending on staff ...
News Zambia » Health: Zambia Leads One Health Push Ahead of Regional Conference
In the lead-up to the Southern and Eastern Africa One Health Conference 2025 (11-12 December 2025, Lusaka), the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) is playing a pivotal role. The following ...
News Zambia » Health: In Zambia, US Treasury Chief Reiterates US Commitment to Global Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. A day after her arrival in the country, Yellen ...
News Zambia » Health: Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases. All schools are shut
The outbreak in Zambia began in October and 412 people have died and 10,413 cases have been recorded, according to the latest count on Wednesday from the Zambia Public Health Institute, the government ...
News Zambia » Health: Three bicycles for 39 volunteers: the uphill battle to fund playful parenting in rural Zambia
Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
News Zambia » Health: Zambia’s key donors withdraw funding to the health sector
The hoarding of $25m medical supplies at a private storage facility in Lusaka mirrors incidences of mismanagement and corruption that have historically plagued the local health sector.
News Zambia » Health: Zambia: Understanding the National Health Insurance Scheme
DID you know that in a population of nearly 16 million Zambians, only 3.9 per cent have access to health insurance? This translates into an estimated 15.4 million people in Zambia that have not been ...
News Zambia » Health: Improving Allocation And Management Of The Health Workforce In Zambia
Building a health workforce in low-income countries requires a focused investment of time and resources, and ministries of health need tools to create staffing plans and prioritize spending on staff ...